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  2. Treatment of infections after exposure to ionizing radiation

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    Either empirical antiviral or antifungal therapy or both should be considered. In addition to infections due to neutropenia, a patient with the Acute Radiation Syndrome will also be at risk for viral, fungal and parasitic infections. If these types of infection are suspected, cultures should be performed and appropriate medication started if ...

  3. Acute radiation syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Acute radiation syndrome (ARS), also known as radiation sickness or radiation poisoning, is a collection of health effects that are caused by being exposed to high amounts of ionizing radiation in a short period of time. [1] Symptoms can start within an hour of exposure, and can last for several months.

  4. Breast cyst - Wikipedia

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    Breast cysts do not require treatment unless a cyst is large and painful or otherwise uncomfortable. In that case, draining the fluid from a breast cyst can ease symptoms. [1] Nipple cysts (commonly duct infections) may benefit from a hot compress to draw out the pus and antibacterial cream. These infected ducts typically clear up within a few ...

  5. Syringomyelia - Wikipedia

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    Symptoms may appear months or even years after the initial injury, starting with pain, weakness, and sensory impairment originating at the site of trauma. [13] The primary symptom of post-traumatic syringomyelia (often referred to using the abbreviation of PTS) [14] is pain, which may spread upward from the site of injury. Symptoms, such as ...

  6. Unicameral bone cyst - Wikipedia

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    Prostaglandin is a fatty acid that reduces cyst's ability to be reabsorbed into the bone. [4] To begin an operation using steroids, biopsy needles are placed into the cyst and the interstitial fluids are drained. [4] The cyst is then filled with radiographic contrast to determine the volume and shape of the cyst. [4]

  7. Peritoneal inclusion cyst - Wikipedia

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    Peritoneal inclusion cysts are commonly visualized on ultrasonography as a spider-web-like pattern. A normal-looking ovary is encircled by a big, irregular or oval, echolucent cyst with fine internal septations. The ovary is frequently located in the middle of the inclusion cyst or on its lateral aspect, appearing to be dangling inside the cyst ...

  8. Man with breast cancer shares 1 symptom he ignored for ... - AOL

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    Male breast cancer symptoms For George, the ordeal started with a vague warning sign. About a year ago, he noticed a mild irritation under his left nipple that he thought was an ingrown chest hair.

  9. Cyst - Wikipedia

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    A cyst / s ɪ s t / is a closed sac, having a distinct envelope and division compared with the nearby tissue.Hence, it is a cluster of cells that have grouped together to form a sac (like the manner in which water molecules group together to form a bubble); however, the distinguishing aspect of a cyst is that the cells forming the "shell" of such a sac are distinctly abnormal (in both ...